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By Michael Olugbode and Kasim Sumaina
In order to eliminate poisonous gaseous emission in the air, the Federal Government on Monday rolled out the National Action Plan (NAP) for the reduction and eventual elimination of mercury use in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector of the country.
The government also unveiled the national policy on solid waste management and national policy on plastics waste management.
The roll outs were done in collaboration with the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) with the presentation of Nigeria’s National Action Plan (NAP) on Mercury in the Artisanal and Small-scale Mining Sector (ASGM).
On April 23rd, the president of Colombia, Iván Duque, signed a decree that
prohibits the manufacture, import and export of products containing added mercury. The decision comes within the framework of the Minamata Convention, a global agreement that Colombia signed in 2013 and ratified in 2019.
Carlos Eduardo Correa, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, celebrated the decree and affirmed, in an official statement, that this “is a great advance for the country.
With this measure, we seek to protect the environment . We are making steady progress on one of our main goals: to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 51 percent by 2030 ”. It should be noted that, in 2018, the South American country had already prohibited the use of this chemical element in mining activities. However, from now on the veto will be extended to all products that contain it,
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